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Joe’s CMLL Review & Results (5/6/19)

What happened in CMLL? See it here courtesy of Joe Dinan!

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5 years ago

May 6, 2019

Joseph Dinan

What happened in CMLL? See it here courtesy of Joe Dinan!

Arena Puebla

Astro and Meyer vs Joker and Sombra Diabolika

Sombra and Meyer start the match out with some grappling. Joker and Astro come in next and they go back and forth with some exchanges. After a few minutes of that everyone is in the ring trading spots. Meyer hits a hurricanrana on Joker and Astro hits a lionsault for the pin. Astro drop kicks Sombra’s legs out and then Meyer hits a splash for the fall. First Fall: Meyer pins Sombra with a splash.

Astro gets the better of Sombra to start this round. Meyer comes in with Joker and then gets the better of him. Joker hits Astro with a big slam and now Meyer is getting worked over. Sombra hits a drop kick to the inner thigh of Meyer from the top rope for the pin. Joker hits a reverse pile driver on Astro. Second Fall: Joker pins Astro with a reverse pile driver.

Meyer gets worked over to start this round. Astro and Meyer fight back to even out the odds. Meyer gets Sombra in a stretch submission. Astro gets Joker in a modified abdominal stretch for the win. Third Fall: Astro submits Joker with a modified abdominal stretch.

Winners: Astro and Meyer

Millenium and El Asturiano vs Toro Bill Jr and Espiritu Maligno

Asturiano and Toro Bill start the match out with some grappling exchanges. Maligno and Millenium come in next and they do more acrobatic exchanges. There is a few chaotic exchanges and Asturiano hits a lionsault on Maligno for the pin. Millenium hits a splash off of the top on Toro Bill for the pin. First Fall: Millenium pins Toro Bill with a splash off of the top.

Millenium gets the advantage on Maligno to start. None of this last long as the rudos start to team up on them. Bill slams Asturiano and puts him in a stretch submission. Maligno gets Millenum in a sharpshooter submission. Second Fall: Maligno submits Millenium with a sharpshooter like move.

Asturiano gets worked over in the rudos corner. After being worked over Asturiano hits a hurricanrana on Maligno to change momentum. Toro Bill comes in and in the corner he hits a back stabber on Asturiano for the pin. Maligno then gets Millenium with a tequila sunrise. Third Fall: Maligno submits Millenium with a tequila sunrise.

Winners: Toro Bill Jr and Espiritu Maligno

Drone, Fuego, and Tigre Rojo Jr vs Virus, Disturbio, and Police Man

Rojo Jr and Virus start the match with a lock up and they battle for the first take down. Fuego gets in with a nicely shaven Police Man and they go back and forth with some exchanges. And again as has happened in the previous matches first rounds, chaos erupts and everyone starts to trade spots. Fuego gets Virus in a roll up for the pin. First Fall: Fuego rolls up Virus.

Drone and Virus start this round exchanging strikes. Fuego and Police Man enter and Fuego drop kicks him to the outside. He then hits a head scissors on Virus. He does his matrix move to Disturbio for a pop. After Rojo comes in Police Man comes and works him over. Fuego gets tripped in the corner and Disturbio hits a running knee strike in the corner for the pin. Police Man gets Rojo in a neck stretch for the fall. Second Fall: Police Man submits Rojo with a neck stretch.

Fuego gets worked over to start this round. Next Rojo gets worked over. A come back finally gets made and Drone, Fuego, and Tigre hit drop kicks on everyone. They all then slid to the outside. Rojo came back in to hit a dive over the top rope. Drone is in the ring fighting off Virus and Disturbio. Fuego helps him. Drone hits knees to the corner on Virus and Fuego gets Disturbio in a victory roll for the win. Third Fall: Fuego pins Disturbio with a victory roll.

Winners: Drone, Fuego, and Tigre Rojo Jr

(Women’s Championship) Marcela (Champ) vs Metalica

A very rare women’s single match. They feel each other out and Metalica gets the first take down but it doesn’t last. They get to the ground and start doing some submission exchanges. Marcela misses a crossbody and Metalica hits a drop kick after. Marcela drags Metalica off of the top rope and then she hits a knee drop to the mid section on Metalica for the pin. First Fall: Marcela pins Metalica with a top rope knee drop.

Metalica works over Marcela in the corner. After minutes of getting beat on Marcela makes a come back and hits a back breaker for a two count. Marcela goes to the corner but Metalica gets her in the corner and hits a back stabber for the fall. Second Fall: Metalica pins Marcela with a back stabber.

Marcela drop kicks Metalica to the outside and then Marcela goes to the top rope and dives onto Metalica. Marcela hits a crossbody in the ring and Metalica reverses the pin and almost pins her. Crowd’s starting to get into it now. Metalica hits a Okada neck breaker for a two count. Metalica drop kicks Marcela to the outside and then Metalica hits a dive through the middle rope. Metalica gets Marcela in a leg lock in the ring and Marcela crawls for the ropes. Marcela hits a sit out gord buster. She gets a surfboard stretch on Metalica and turns it into a pinning combo but Metalica kicked out. Metalica hits a package neck breaker on Marcela and then she goes to the top. Metalica hits a swanton bomb but Marcela kicks out. Marcela hits a michinoku driver and then hits a double stomp off of the top rope for the win. Third Fall: Marcela pins Metalica with a double foot stomp off of the top rope.

Winner: Marcela

Atlantis, Soberano Jr, and Atlantis Jr (Diamante Azul) vs Ultimo Guerrero, Hechicero, and Gran Guerrero

Soberano and Hechicero start the match with some grappling as per usual in CMLL matches. Soberano lifts himself with his body in a show of impressive core strength to counter Hechicero into a head scissors. Gran Guerrero gets in with Diamante Azul next. Azul and Gran grapple some but then chaos breaks out again. Hechicero goes to untie Soberano’s mask off. He’s just messing around. The Los Guerrero’s triple team spot is done on Soberano. The Los Guerrero’s spot is done to Atlantis and they pin him. First Fall: Ultimo Guerrero pins Atlantis with the Los Guerrero’s triple team spot.

Atlantis gets worked over to start this round. Azul comes in to save the legend but the odds are too much. Hechicero hits a flapjack on Soberano and then a drop kick. Atlantis and Ultimo Guerrero posture on the outside. In the ring Azul hits a DDT on Hechicero for the pin and Soberano hits a tornillo dive on Gran Guerrero for the pin. Second Fall: Soberano pins Gran Guerrero with a tornillo dive.

Diamante Azul starts out on fire this round. Well he’s working over the other team at least. Soberano jumps in to take on Hechicero. Hechicero leaves though and Ultimo Guerrero comes in. A ton of posturing to the crowd. Soberano gets Ultimo to the outside and Soberano gets flipped in the air by Gran and he counters with a hurricanrana. Atlantis comes in and wrestles around Gran. Soberano hits a hurricanrana on Hechicero and then Soberano hits a flip dive over the top. Atlantis hits a hurricanrana on Ultimo for the pin. Third Fall: Atlantis pins Ultimo Guerrero with a hurricanrana.

Winners: Atlantis, Soberano, and Diamante Azul

Caristico, Sanson, and Cuatrero vs Volador Jr, Mephisto, and Ephesto

This match starts out with a brawl. Not surprising. Volador works over Caristico. Volador ripped Caristico’s mask. The ref pulls Volador down trying to get some order. Sanson and Cuatrero have been taken out. Volador is just tearing apart Caristico’s mask. He must not be happy about his ROH booking. Volador and his team walk up the ramp to threaten to leave. The ref counts but before it’s done Volador is back kicking Caristico in the head. Ephesto and Mephisto place Cuatrero on Volador’s shoulders and power bombs him for the pin. Ephesto gets slammed on Sanson for the fall. First Fall: Ephesto pins Sanson after being slammed on Sanson.

Cuatrero gets worked over to start this round. Now Caristico tries to make the save but he gets beat on. Caristico makes a come back and gets everyone out of the ring. Sanson and Cuatrero hit dives through the middle rope on Mephisto and Ephesto as well. Then Volador pulls off Caristico’s mask and the ref turns his face for whatever reason and then he pins Caristico with a small package. Second Fall: Volador pins Caristico with a small package.

A long promo segment after which is summed up by Caristico wanting to face Volador.

Winners: Volador Jr, Mephisto, and Ephesto

Arena Mexico Tuesday

Sonic and Bengala vs Espiritu Negro and Apocalipsis

Sonic and Espiritu Negro start the night out. They engage and start to grapple. Bengala and Apocalipsis enters next and go back and forth. Bengala gets slammed and Negro hits a springboard splash on him for the pin. Apocalpisis submits Sonic with a sit inverted full nelson. First Fall: Apocalipsis submits Sonic with a sit down inverted full nelson.

Apocalipsis dumps Sonic to the outside and then him and Negro work over Bengala. Sonic reverses a sunset flip making Apocalipsis hit Negro. Bengala hits a back breaker on Apocalipsis and then slams him. Sonic then hits a moonsault on Apocalipsis. Bengala then submits Negro with some neck bridge submission. Second Fall: Bengala submits Negro with a neck bridge submission

Bengala and Sonic start out hot and fast to begin this round. Sonic gets Negro in an arm wrench submission and Apocalipsis breaks it up. Bengala rolls Apocalipsis to the outside, and then Sonic hit a hurricanrana. He goes for another and Negro flapjacks him then submits him with a surfboard submission. Apocalipsis russian leg sweeps Bengala into a neck crank for the win. Third Fall: Apocalipsis submits Bengala with a neck crank.

Winners: Espiritu Negro and Apocalipsis

Microman, Gallito, and Atomo vs Chamuel, Perico Zakarias, and El Guapito

On this Dia del Nino we have midgets wrestling. I can call them that, midget wrestlers don’t want their gimmick being taken. Atomo starts out with Zakarias with some exchanging of moves. Microman enters with Guapito and Micro is half his size. Atomo gets him in a leg lock that he can barely do because Micro is so short. Micro fires up a come back and kicks Guapito’s leg out. Chamuel and Gallito enter now. They get to the ground and start grappling. Chaos emerges and Zakarias takes out Gallito with a running knee in the corner. Atomo gets hit with a triple drop kick. Eat your hearts out Rock n Roll. Microman gets back dropped and then Chamuel leg drops him. Guapito hits him with a fireman’s carry and Zakarias pins him. First Fall: Zakarias pins Microman after Guapito hit a fireman’s carry.

Microman and his team gets worked over for this round until a come back gets hit with Gallito hitting an apron dive. Microman gets Chamuel with a hurricanrana pin. Second Fall: Microman pins Chamuel with a hurricanrana.

Atomo and Zakarias strike each other to start the final round off. Gallito and Guapito enter and posture to the crowd some. Gallito runs wild on him though hitting an arm drag and drop kick. Microman enters with Chamuel and Chamuel gets the heat on him. Chamuel gets him in the electric chair position but Microman reverses it into a hurricanrana. Microman tricks Chamuel to the outside. Then Micro walks the barricade and hits a hurricanrana on Chamuel on the outside. I gotta say these midgets always work their ass off. Chamuel back in the ring already puts Atomo in a submission but Micro enters to stop and hits a head scissors take over to the outside. Microman hits an apron dive on Chamuel. Gallito gets Zakarias in an abdominal stretch and Atomo pins Guapito with a roll up. Third Fall: Atomo pins Guapito with a roll up.

Winners: Microman, El Gallito, and Atomo

Drone, Star Jr, and Pegasso vs Raziel, Cancerbero, and Tiger

Star and Raziel start this match off with some grappling. Pegasso and Cancerbero enter next to do some grappling of their own. Drone and Tiger enter striking each other repetitively. They go to the outside and Drone gets him down and he goes back into the ring and hits a sliding splash under the bottom rope. Pegasso enters with a crossbody then goes wrong after Raziel hits a shotgun drop kick. Star enters and hits a head scissors into a pinning combo on Raziel for the fall. First Fall: Star Jr pins Raziel with a head scissors pinning combo.

Pegasso starts this round with Cancerbero and he uses his agility to out maneuver Cancerbero. Raziel enters with Star but Star is too agile for him. Tiger dumps Drone to the outside and then hits a tornillo dive over the top rope. Star Jr gets launched into Raziel for a power bomb. Raziel then submits him with a leg lock while Cancerbero submits Pegasso with a body stretch. Second Fall: Cancerbero submits Pegasso with a body stretch.

The ref is allows Mije the midget to help work over Star Jr. Remember it doesn’t count if a midget interferes. Tiger enters and continues to keep Star away from his corner. Old school midnight express tactics. Drone hits a cross body on Tiger and then Raziel and Cancerbero miss splashes and Star and Pegasso hit splashes of their own. The rudos roll to the outside and then Pegasso hits a dive over the top rope. Star goes to the top rope and dives to the outside. Drone comes in and poses like an idiot and Tiger comes from behind and power bombs him for the win. Third Fall: Tiger pins Drone with a power bomb.

Winners: Raziel, Cancerbero, and Tiger

Blue Panther, Black Panther, and Blue Panther Jr vs Ephesto, Luciferno, and El Felino

Blue Panther Jr starts with Luciferno and they start grappling. Felino enters next with Black Panther and Panther is using his quickness but gets stopped when the rest of the rudos enter to stomp him out. Panther fights back and gets Felino to the outside and fakes a dive but then hits one. Blue Panther and his son enter to take on los hijos del infiernos and Jr gets Ephesto in a stretch submission. First Fall: Blue Panther Jr submits Ephesto with a stretch submission.

Blue Panther starts with Ephesto and gets him down and the rest of his team enters to do a triple team spot for pay back. Luciferno enters to kick Black and Blue Panther Jr off of the apron so they can beat on Blue Panther. Felino gets Panther down and submits him with a leg lock. Second Fall: Felino submits Blue Panther with a leg lock.

Luciferno works over Black Panther on the outside of the ring. Felino works on Blue Panther in the ring. Ephesto and Luciferno pull him to the outside to beat him up but Blue Panther Jr is here to avenge his father and hit multiple back breakers. Black Panther then hits two dives through the middle rope. One on Felino and one on Luciferno. Blue Panther Jr then hits a dive off of the stage on Luciferno. Felino bumps Blue Panther to the outside and then Black Panther dumps Felino to the outside. Luciferno and Ephesto then pin Black Panther and Blue Panther Jr with shoulder breakers. Third Fall: Luciferno pins Black Panther with a shoulder breaker.

Winners: Ephesto, Luciferno, and El Felino

Atlantis, Stuka, and Soberano vs Sanson, Cuatrero, and Forastero

Stuka starts out with Sanson in this match and they do some grappling. Soberano enters with Forastero and they do some transitions and move exchanges. All of Los Dinamitas enters now to beat on Atlantis. Sanson hits a jumping knee strike on Soberano for the pin. First Fall: Sanson pins Soberano with a jumping knee strike.

Stuka gets crotched on the barricade and Cuatrero comes and kicks him. Now they are trying to untie Atlantis’ mask. Stuka tries to help out but he gets jumped form behind. Soberano gets beat on next. He gets hit with a triple drop kick in the corner. Atlantis dodges an attack and starts to fight back. Stuka looks to get confused on the spot so Soberano hits a double drop kick. Stuka then hits a moonsault to the outside on Cuatrero and then Soberano hits a dive to the outside on Forastero. In the ring Atlantis gets Sanson with a hurricanrana for the round. Second Fall: Atlantis pins Sanson with a hurricanrana.

Stuka hits consecutive back breaksrs on Los Dinamias to start the round off. Soberano uses his agility and acrobatics to work over Sanson and Cuatrero to the outside. Soberano then poses and the crowd goes wild. Atlantis hits a monkey flip on Forastero and hip tosses the rest of Dinamitas. Stuka hits a cross body but it goes bad for him. Him and Atlantis are down in the corner and then Soberano gets power bombed into the pile. Cuatrero then launches Forastero into the pile and they all get pinned. Third Fall: Los Dinamitas pins Atlantis, Stuka, and Soberano after Cuatrero launched Forastero into them in the corner.

Winners: Sanson, Cuatrero, and Forastero

Caristico vs Ultimo Guerrero

This match starts with them brawling during Ultimo Guerrero’s entrance. Guerrero gets the upper hand, however. Ultimo press slams him into the barricade then hits him with the barricade door. Guerrero tries to pull off Caristico’s mask but the ref is trying to pull him off. Caristico fires up a come back and hits a sunset flip for a quick pin. First Fall: Caristico pins Ultimo Guerrero with a sunset flip.

They posture to the crowd some to start this round. Caristico gets Ultimo to the outside and leaps over the top rope to the outside and hits a hurricanrana. Back in the ring Ultimo slams him and gets Caristico in a neck crank submission. Second Fall: Ultimo Guerrero submits Caristico with a neck crank submission.

Caristico strikes Ultimo multiple times in the corner. They trade a few pinning combos until Caristico gets Ultimo to the outside and then he hits a dive over the top rope. Ultimo hits a gord buster off of the top rope when they get back in the ring for a close two count. Caristico goes for a hurricanrana off of the top rope but Ultimo reverses it into a power bomb for another close two count. Caristico brings Ultimo back to the top rope and in electric chair position hits a hurricanrana off of the top rope finally but for a two count. Ultimo suplexes Caristico back in the ring from the apron. Caristico gets up and hits the head scissors into the Fujiwara arm bar for the win. Third Fall: Caristico submits Ultimo Guerrero with a Fujiwara arm bar.

Winner: Caristico

Arena Mexico Friday

Magnus and Oro Jr vs Akuma and Grako

Akuma and Magnus begin the match off with some grappling. Oro enters with Grako and they trade some transitions and moves. Oro fails to do a spot where he leaps up on the turnbuckle and falls to the outside. Akuma slams Magnus then throws Grako on him. Oro goes for a cross body and Akuma drop kicks him then Grako hits an elbow drop off of the top rope. First Fall: Grako pins Oro with an elbow drop.

Oro gets worked over to start this round. They both hit top rope drop kicks on Magnus. Magnus makes a come back hitting a monkey flip on Grako and Akuma. Oro hits a moonsault on Akuma for the pin and Magnus hits a knee attack in the corner on Grako for the pin. Second Fall: Magnus pins Grako with a running knee attack.

Magnus starts the round off hot getting offense in on Grako and Akuma. Oro comes in and does similar things. He hits a top rope arm drag and then poses. Magnus gets caught though and Grako hits a code breaker while Akuma holds him. Oro helps him fight back and then Magnus helps Oro walk the ropes and hit a hurricanrana on Grako off of the apron. Akuma goes to the top but Magnus meets him up there and hits a Spanish fly for the win. Third Fall: Magnus pins Akuma with a Spanish Fly.

Winners: Magnus and Oro Jr

La Jarochita, Kaho Kobayashi, and Avispa Dorada vs Dalys, Amapola, and Reyna Isis

Dorada and Isis start the match out with some grappling. Dalys and Jarochita come in next and Dalys tries to use her strength to her advantage. Jarochita tries to turn the tide using quick moves. Kaho comes in with Amapola and she is trying to use her quickness but ultimately Amapola catches her with a spear. Chaos emerges and everybody is trading spots, notably, Dorada does an asai cross body on Isis. In the ring, Dalys goes for a pinning combo but Jarochita reverses it into a pinning combo. First Fall: Jarochita pins Dalys with a pinning combo.

Isis begins the round working over Dorada. Dorada fights back and knocks Isis out of the ring. Kaho comes in but gets teamed on. Dalys hits Jarochita with a swinging slam for the pin. Second Fall: Dalys pins Jarochita with a swinging slam.

Kaho gets beat on some to start this round. Jarochita helps make a come back and Kaho hits a missile drop kick on Amapola. Amapola breaks out of a pin and hits Kaho with a running attack. Dalys hits Jarochita with a running power bomb but Dorada breaks it up. Isis hits a crossbody on Dorada and then a code breaker for a pin. Jarochita hits her with a running kick in the corner to pin Isis. Dalys drop kicks Jarochita to the outside then hits a run up the ropes cross body to the outside. In the ring Kaho gets Amapola in a pinning combo for the win. Third Fall: Kaho Kobayashi pins Amapola with a pinning combo.

Winners: La Jarochita, Kaho Kobayashi, and Avispa Dorada

(Match Relampago) Soberano vs Mephisto

They start out fighting for position. Soberano does some acrobatic spots and then he super kicks Mephisto to the outside. After that he hits a high velocity dive through the middle rope. Soberano gets Mephisto to the outside again and goes for a flip over the ropes to the outside but Mephisto catches him and power bombs him. Back in the ring Soberano hits a hurricanrana to the outside and then he hits a back flip dive over the top rope. Back in the ring again Soberano hits a tornillo splash for a two count. Mephisto hits a Canadian destroyer. Soberano kicks out and then gets Mephisto tied up in the ropes and then he hits a lionsault for the win. Soberano pins Mephisto with a lionsault.

Winner: Soberano

(CMLL vs The Crash) Angel de Oro and Niebla Roja vs Adam Brooks and Mecha Wolf 450

Adam Brooks start with Niebla Roja and this is an interesting match for CMLL to do. They start out with some posturing and then get to the ground and start grappling. Mecha Wolf is in next with Angel de Oro. They trade a whole bunch of impressive acrobatic spots. Wolf kicks Roja off of the apron and goes for a swinging DDT but Roja reverses it into a slam. Brooks kicks Oro to the outside and then Mecha Wolf does a dive through the middle rope on Roja, and then to Oro. Wolf and Brooks do a doomsday knee attack into a power bomb on Oro for the pin. Mecha Wolf does a jump in swinging DDT on Roja for the fall. First Fall: Mecha Wolf pins Niebla Roja with a swinging DDT.

They do a double team move to Roja to start. Roja and Oro fight back and knock Brooks and Mecha Wolf to the outside and then they both hit dives to the outside. They hit stereo super kicks while they are down in the corner to tie up the match. Second Fall: Niebla Roja and Angel de Oro pin Brooks and Wolf with stereo super kicks.

This round starts and they’re trading moves. Roja and Wolf are on the outside of the ring while Brooks hits a code breaker on Oro. Oro then hits a michinoku driver on Brooks for a two count. Both brothers super kick Mecha Wolf who no sells it. Then they do it again and he drops. Roja kicks Brooks and then hits a top rope face buster on Wolf onto Brooks for a two count. Roja then hits a stalling vertical suplex on Brooks for a two count. Roja hits a big clothesline sending Brooks to the outside and then he hits a dive over the top rope. Oro then hits a golden moonsault on the pile. After everyone sells a bit, Oro finds himself on the apron and Brooks flips over and does a Canadian destroyer on the apron. Brooks then does a flip dive over the top rope on Oro. Wolf hits a 450 on Niebla Roja. Brooks then hits a swanton on him and pins him. They do double team offense on Oro now. Brooks misses a swanton bomb and Oro super kicks Wolf, then gets Brooks in the rock the boat submission for the submission. Oro kicks Wolf to the outside and then he did a handspring flip to the outside. Oro goes for another dive but Wolf intercepts him and hits a spear for a close two count. Oro goes for a lionsault after trapping him in the ropes but Wolf gets his feet up. Wolf hits a sit out power bomb for two. Oro hits a reverseranna for the win finally. Crowd goes crazy. What a good match, the people’s main event. Check this match out if you can. Starts around the hour mark on the CMLL youtube page. Third Fall: Angel de Oro pins Mecha Wolf with a reverseranna.

Winners: Angel de Oro and Niebla Roja

Ultimo Guerrero, Euforia, and Gran Guerrero vs Mascara Ano 2000, Sanson, and Cuatrero

Gran Guerrero starts out with Cuatrero. They go back and forth trying to gain the advantage. Sanson enters with Euforia and they start grappling. Mascara enters with Ultimo but it breaks down into Dinamitas beating up on Ultimo. Cuatrero and Sanson press slam Euforia then Mascara hits a senton splash and Sanson and Cuatrero follow that up with some elbow drops. Cuatrero then launched Sanson in the air and he landed on Gran Guerrero for the pin. First Fall: Sanson pins Gran Guerrero after Cuatrero launched him for a splash.

Dinamitas beat on Los Guerrero’s in between the round. They continue to beat on Los Guerrero’s during the round as well. They beat on them up the ramp. Gran and Euforia turn the tables on Sanson and Cuatrero and then they hit dives off of the stage. Ultimo hit a running attack in the corner on Mascara and then got him in a leg lock submission. Second Fall: Ultimo Guerrero submits Mascara with a leg lock.

In between the rounds Mascara gets hit with the Los Guerrero’s triple team spot. Gran and Mascara start the round formally but Mascara hits Sanson with an attack by accident. Gran is able to fight back however and drop kicks Sanson off of the apron. Euforia and Mascara exchange strikes. Sanson enters to take on Euforia but Euforia hits a back breaker. Dinamitas stomp on Ultimo Guerrero in the corner. Los Guerrero’s fight back and Gran hits a splash over the top rope to the outside. Euforia goes for one but Cuatrero and Sanson push Gran in the way. Ultimo Guerrero goes for a roll up on Mascara but Sanson and Cuatrero pull the ref out of the ring. Mascara then kicks Ultimo in the groin and pins him. Third Fall: Mascara Ano 2000 pins Ultimo Guerrero with a groin kick.

Ultimo challenges Mascara to a hair vs hair mask. Dinamitas beat up Los Guerrero’s afterwards.

Winners: Mascara Ano 2000, Sanson, and Cuatrero

Caristico, Volador Jr, and El Valiente vs Rush, El Terrible, and La Bestia del Ring

Volador and Rush start out and go back and forth. Valiente comes in and hits a monkey flip on Bestia and then he hits another. Valiente goes for a dive and Terrible drop kicked him. Then Caristico hit a dive over the top rope on Bestia. Volador hits a back stabber on Rush for the pin. First Fall: Volador pins Rush with a back stabber.

Caristico runs wild on Bestia and counters Bestia’s moves. Volador hits a hurricanrana on Rush and then Rush dumps Volador to the outside and hits a dive over the top rope. Terrible slammed Caristico and Bestia hit a senton from the top for the pin. Terrible then power bombed Valiente for the fall. Second Fall: Terrible pins Valiente with a power bomb.

Rush poses on the commentary table at the start of the round. Bestia and Terrible beat on Valiente and Caristico. After minutes of beat downs Caristico hits a hurricanrana on Rush, then Volador hits a dive on Bestia. Caristico hits a middle rope dive on Terrible and then Valiente hits one on Rush. Valiente hits a hurricanrana on Terrible from the top but Bestia and Rush come in to beat on him. Caristico super kicks Bestia but Rush breaks up the pin. Volador and Rush exchange strikes. Volador kicks Rush to the outside and then Volador hits a dive over the top rope. Valiente hits a pop up power bomb on Bestia for what looked like a 4 count. Caristico submits Terrible with the Fujiwara arm bar for the win. Third Fall: Caristico submits Terrible with a Fujiwara arm bar.

Winners: Caristico, Volador, and El Valiente

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The bell rings and the two step to each other. The fans in Pittsburgh “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” and Knight lets Styles know it. Styles snarls, they tie up, and they go around. Knight puts Styles in a corner, the ref counts, but Knight lets off slowly. Styles kicks low! The fans boo but Styles headlocks. Knight pulls hair, throws body shots, then headlocks in return. Styles pushes Knight to ropes, powers up and out, then hurdles, drops and DROP- NO, Knight avoids the dropkick to BOOT, and LARIAT! Knight then TOSSES Styles out of the ring, storms out after him, and brings him to commentary. Knight SMACKS Styles off the desk! And again! And again!

The fans chant “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” with every SMACK, then Knight tops it off with one last SMACK! Knight drags Styles up and into the ring, storms in, but Styles KICKS Knight in the ropes! Styles reels Knight in, but Knight back drops Styles up and out! Styles flounders on the floor, Knight runs to WRECK him with a dropkick! Styles hits desk again and Steel City is loving “L! A! KNIGHT, YEAH!” as SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Styles soaks up the heat as he taunts Knight. Styles brings Knight up, but Knight fires haymakers! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight backs Styles down, whips, but Styles ducks ‘n dodges! Knight ducks ‘n’ dodges, then DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! Both men are down and the fans fire up. Both men slowly sit up, crawl around, and then stand. Styles fires a shot, but Knight gives it back! The haymakers go back and forth, “YEAH! BOO! YEAH!” Styles staggers but he still ROCKS Knight! Knight ROCKS Styles again and again, but Styles throat chops! Styles fires off the Phenomenal Blitz, but Knight ducks the lariat!

Knight JABS, JABS, JABS, and DECKS Styles! Knight stomps a mudhole in at the corner, “YEAH!” Knight then runs corner to corner to KNEE Styles down! The fans fire up, Knight puts Styles up, and Knight ROCKS Styles. Knight climbs, but Styles ROCKS him back! Knight staggers away, but returns to spring right up! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Cover, TWO!! Styles survives that crash but both men are down again. The fans rally as Knight rises, and he brings Styles around. Knight reels Styles in, suplexes, but Styles slips free! Styles goes to a corner, ELBOWS Knight away, then goes up to QUEBRADA DDT! Cover, TWO!

The fans fire up as Knight stays in this and Styles starts losing his cool. The fans rally for Knight but Styles looms over him. Styles brings Knight up and in, but Knight RAMS him into a corner! Knight then scoops Styles, but Styles slips free to roll up, TWO!! Knight escapes, swings, but Styles dodges to PELE! Knight ends up in a corner, Styles runs in, but Knight puts Styles on the apron! Styles ROCKS Knight, springboards, but Knight gets under! Styles comes back, into a scoop and POWERSLAM! Then JUMP ELBOW DROP! The fans fire up with with Knight as he storms around. Styles rises, Knight winds up, B F- NO, Styles bails out!

The fans boo but Knight storms over. Knight drags Styles up but Styles HOTSHOTS him! And pokes him in the eyes! Then ROCKS him! And springboards, to PHENOMENAL FOREARM!! Cover, Styles wins!

Winner: AJ Styles, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the Undisputed WWE Championship)

Styles bent the rules, but a win is a win! He will get his shot at the American Nightmare in Lyon, France, will this year’s Backlash be phenomenal?

The Bloodline arrives backstage.

The car pulls up, Solo Sikoa steps out in a suit, and Paul Heyman is there to greet him. Nice threads, Solo. Tama Tonga walks over and Solo says meet the newest member of The Bloodline, Solo’s MFT. The Wise Man is stunned. But Solo cuts him off to ask if Kevin Owens is here. Heyman hesitates and Solo asks again, is Kevin here? If he is, he’s probably already in the locker room. Then take them to him. Heyman obeys and leads on. There have already been changes to the chain of command, is there about to be a change to the landscape of SmackDown, too?

Nick Aldis is in the ring.

In a familiar scene to Monday Night Raw, there is a podium with something under a satin sheet. The SmackDown General Manager welcomes to Pittsburgh the Chief Content Officer, Paul “Triple H” Levesque! The fans fire up as The Game makes his way to the ring! HHH joins Aldis in the ring, gets a mic, looks around at the crowd as he revels in the cheers, then says, “On the heels of the biggest, most epic, history making, record breaking, epic, unbelievable WrestleMania of all time, we are here tonight, sold out, 15 thousand strong, Pittsburgh, PA! So let me say, welcome to SmackDown!” The fans cheer that!

HHH wants to take a moment to say that he thinks Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis are both doing great jobs at leading their respective brands into the future. Thank you to both of them. And when we talk about the future, we have to talk about the history made coming into the future. So when history is made, HHH wants it to be represented here befitting of those that make it. So Aldis, if we could, let us bring the… champions out here. Aldis says without further ado, the NEW SmackDown Tag Team Champions, Austin Theory & Grayson Waller. The fans boo as A-Town Down Under make their way, blue belts in hand.

Theory & Waller join Aldis and HHH in the ring, mics already in hand, and they soak up the heat from Steel City. Waller says this is huge. Monday, we saw the second place champions get new belts. And now A-Town Down Under will be presented new titles! Theory says speaking of truth, didn’t Truth think HHH was a magician? Well, who knows what magic trick HHH has to make these guys look better than they already do, but hey, give it a try. HHH says congratulations on becoming tag team champions, so he will show them what they will wear going forward. From now on, they will be the WWE Tag Team Champions.

Reveal! In the style of the Attitude Era and Ruthless Aggression Era belts, the solid gold shines. HHH offers a handshake, but Waller leaves him hanging to shake Theory’s hand! Aldis makes it clear to them. They ever pop off and disrespect HHH like that, here’s a real magic trick: A-Clown Down Under will disappear, permanently! The fans like the sound of that! Aldis snatches the blue belts away since they won’t need them, and speaking of disappearing, there’s a chance one of the following four teams will make their title reign disappear. That #1 contenders match starts right now! The fans fire up, but which team defies the odds to get some golden tickets to France?

Backstage interview with Naomi.

Kayla Braxton is with The Glow and says last week, she beat Tiffany Stratton to get this title opportunity tonight. Will the friendship with Bayley get in the way of this match? Naomi says no, of course not. Bayley’s her sister, and she needed help against Damage CTRL, so Naomi was more than happy to help. But in no way will friendship get in the way of this opportunity. It has been over two YEARS since Naomi’s last WWE singles championship match, and there is nothing that will get in the way of making the most of this moment. Now last week, Tiffy Time felt the glow, so that same energy keeps going tonight.

Naomi is also looking forward to next week’s WWE Draft, where she will walk in the NEW WWE Women’s Champion. Naomi is ready, but will she be able to best Bayley in Bayley’s first title defense?

WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way: The Street Profits VS New Catch Republic VS The Authors of Pain VS Legado Del Fantasma!

SmackDown returns as Legado makes their entrance, followed by Akam & Rezar with the Final Testament. Waller & Theory are on commentary, Waller admitting he wants any team but AOP, and Theory saying these teams are fortunate to have real superstars leading their division. In this form of Fatal 4 Way, only two teams are active, so the Big Strong Boi, Tyler Bate, starts against Montez Ford. They circle, tie up, and Ford headlocks. Bate powers up to pry at the hold but Ford clamps on tighter. Bate powers up and out, drops, but Ford leaps over! The fans cheer, things keep moving, Bate feints high to drop low!

Bate shows knuckle lock, Ford obliges, but Bate wrenches, baits and double pump handles to FLIP Ford! Cover, TWO! Ford gets up to sweep and cover, TWO! Bate steps over, La Magistrol, TWO! Ford gets up, dropkicks cancel out, and both men kip up! The fans fire up and the two reset. But then Humberto Carrillo sneaks a tag, before he DECKS Bate with a sucker punch! Ford dodges Humberto but Angel Garza holds the ropes open! Ford tumbles out, Garza tags in, and Humberto sits Ford up. Garza runs in to KNEE Ford down! The fans boo, Garza drags Ford to a cover, TWO! Garza back suplexes, Ford lands out!

Ford tags Dawkins and he dodges Garza to FLYING ELBOW! Garza tags out to Akam, but then the Bruiserweight, Pete Dunne, tags in off Dawkins! Rezar tags, Dunne runs up but Akam LARIATS him down! Rezar DECKS Dawkins, then the AOP start clearing the corners! But Ford goes up to leap, but into an URENAGE! The fans boo but the AOP roar and soak up the heat. Waller’s worst case scenario might end up reality, but SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and the fans rally as Ford endures a facelock. Ford fights up, pries at the hold, but Rezar shoves him to ELBOW him down! Rezar talks trash, Waller taunts the Steelers players sitting in the front row that they don’t really know what championships are, and then Rezar sucker punches Dawkins down! Rezar stands Ford up, Canadian Racks and bends him! Ford endures, the fans rally, but Rezar thrashes Ford around! Ford kicks and flails, he gets free, hot tag to Dunne! Bate sneaks a tag, Dunne GAMANGIRIS Akam and then NCR fire off on Rezar! The fans fire up, Humberto runs in, but Dunne dodges to SNAP GERMAN!

Bate & Dunne STOMP Humberto’s hands! Then BASEMENT DROPKICK! Garza runs up, but into the REBOUNDER GERMAN COMBO!! The fans fire up with NCR, but Rezar runs up! He grabs Dunne, but Bate says Bop up, BANG! Bate fireman’s carries Rezar?! But Rezar ELBOWS right free! Dunne GAMANGIRIS, Ford SUPERKICKS, and Dawkins ENZIGIRIS! Rezar wobbles, and everyone helps Bate gets Rezar up! BIG STRONG AIRPLANE SPINE! But then Legado CLOBBER Bate and Rezar! They BOOT Dunne, whip the Profits but the Profits reverse to TOSS Legado out! Ellering coaches Rezar while the Profits regroup.

Bate gets up, Dawkins ROCKS him! Dawkins brings Bate to the very top, but Dunne CLUBS Dawkins! NCR mug Dawkins but Ford joins in! They brawl, but AOP add on! Humberto finds Rezar to tag in, before the DOUBLE TOWER OF DOOM!! Bate’s the only one left up top, so Legado mug him! They double trophy lift Bate, to DOUBLE ROCKET LAUNCH him onto everyone!! Humberto then finds Bate, sunset flips and rewinds, Garza jumps, MISSILE DROPKICK DOOMSDAY! Cover, DUNNE BREAKS IT! “This is Awesome!” as all eight men are down around ringside, and Waller says this is gonna be easy pickings for A-Town Down Under now.

Dunne grabs Garza, Bate has Humberto, STEREO ANKLE LOCKS!! Grapevine for Garza! But Humberto BOOTS Bate onto Dunne! Legado is free, Ellering has AOP regroup, and SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again and Rezar CLUBS Dawkins down. Rezar soaks up heat, taunts the other teams, then CLUBS Dawkins again. Rezar brings Dawkins up again, but Dawkins fires off body shots! Rezar KNEES low, reels Dawkins in, talks more trash, and lifts Dawkins up, to POWERBOMB! But then Dunne runs up to ROCK Rezar! Akam gets in to scoop Dunne and SLAM him on Dawkins! Cover, TWO! Rezar looks to Ellering and he coaches AOP. Rezar HAMMERS Dawkins, Akam tags, and AOP get NCR up! The fans boo but NCR RANA free to send AOP into each other! Ford jumps in, as does Garza.

All the teams realize, they gotta do something about AOP. So they all mug AOP! The fans fire up as AOP tumble out, but now who strikes first? Dunne runs up but Garza SUPERKICKS him first! Bate waistlocks Garza and Ford winds up, but Garza ducks so the BACKHAND hits Bate! Garza SUPERKICKS Ford, but Dawkins DECKS Garza! Humberto springboards to FLYING CHUCK! Cover, TWO!! Theory says if A-Town Down Under were in this match, he’d knock everyone out and Waller could just sneak in to cover. Humberto and Dawkins rise and go to corners. Humberto runs up, but Dawkins POUNCES him away!

Dawkins gets Humberto up, Ford returns and tags in! Dawkins Electric Chair Lifts Humberto and Ford climbs! The stars are out for the BLOCKBUSTER DOOMSDAY! Cover, DUNNE BREAKS IT! Another save from the Bruiserweight and Ford is frustrated. Dunne drags Dawkins up to CHOP, but Dawkins ROCKS him! Dawkins whips Dunne out of the ring, but Dunne grabs the arm! And he pulls off the glove so he can SNAP fingers! The fans fire up, but Ford ENZIGIRIS Dunne down! Ford brings Humberto up, Humberto JAWBREAKERS! Bate tags in off Ford, BOOTS Garza, then runs up, but into a POP-UP! But Bate RANAS Humberto!!

Bate then DUMPS Garza out, goes to the apron, and Dunne lines up targets. Bate and Dunne climb, Ford runs in, NCR DOUBLE ARIHARA MOONSAULT while Ford FLIES over the corner post!! Down goes Legado and AOP!! The fans are losing their minds as Bate hurries to get Humberto up. Bate puts Humberto in, reels him in, underhooks, but Humberto fights it! Humberto back drops but Bate lands on his feet! Humberto cradles, TWO! Humberto LARIATS Bate, tag to Garza! Legado gets Bate up, feed to the POP-UP KICK!! #FTY! Humberto then DIVES to take out Dunne! Garza goes up the ropes to LIONSAULT!!

But Ford flies in FROM THE HEAVENS!! The fans are thunderous as everyone is down again! Bate flounders, Dawkins tags in! Dawkins whips Legado, Ford joins in, THE REVELATION!! Cover, PROFITS WIN!

Winners: The Street Profits, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the WWE Tag Team Championships)

Waller & Theory are relieved it isn’t AOP, but they still look a bit annoyed that it is Ford & Dawkins. The Profits are Triple Crown Tag Team Champions from Raw to SmackDown to NXT, but will they soon add the WWE Tag Team Championships to make it a grand slam?

Backstage interview with Bayley.

Byron Saxton is with The Role Model, and brings up the emotional moment from Monday Night Raw where Rhea Ripley had to relinquish her title. But let us focus on Bayley’s title, as she defends it for the first time against Naomi. Where is her head at ahead of the main event? Bayley says after seeing Rhea vacate the Women’s World Championship on Raw, Bayley appreciates her reign more. She is focused, and she has realized she’s THE Women’s Champion in WWE right now, something she does not take for granted. Because we all know that with the WWE Draft, things are bound to change.

And as excited as Bayley is to face her friend, Naomi, one thing that won’t change is her as THE WWE Women’s Champion. Bayley is just as confident at Naomi, so something’s gotta give! Will The Role Model #FeelTheGlow? Or will she still be shining with gold after tonight?

Paul Heyman talks with Solo Sikoa.

The Wise Man apologizes that they haven’t found Kevin Owens, but he has to be here somewhere. Just look at the time. They will find him, somewhere. Solo stops listening and heads to gorilla. Heyman follows after, but Solo gives him a look. Heyman says he isn’t trying to upset Solo. Please believe him. The last person on this planet Heyman wants to piss off is Solo. But respectfully, Solo is making decisions that are not his to make, yet. One day, these will all be Solo’s decisions. But not now, not here! These are decisions that can only be made by one man. Solo asks Heyman if he’s done talking. Heyman asks if MFT is coming with Solo.

Solo just gives a thumbs up, with that taped thumb. The music hits and Solo makes his entrance, Heyman still following all the way into the ring. What does the Enforcer have planned? We’ll find out, after the break.

SmackDown returns and Heyman has the mic to give his usual introduction. And he doesn’t know if there is a list of the most brilliant backstage maneuvering politicians int he history of the WWE, but if there were, Heyman would have to think that he personally is in the top… Well, permit Heyman, with Solo’s permission, to explain what’s going on right now within The Bloodline, “the premier act in the history of WWE.” The fans chant, “We Want Roman!” but Solo shrugs that off. Heyman assures us that as The Wise Man for… Heyman gets emotional, so Solo just snatches the mic! The fans boo but Solo paces.

Solo tries to talk but the fans boo. Solo says last week, he had to lose a brother! He had to! It was in order for him to find a new one! His MFT, Tama Tonga! And with that, a bloodied Kevin Owens is tossed out, by the Good Bad Guy! Tama shoves Kevin down the ramp, stalks behind him, and referees rush out to stop him from doing anything further! Kevin can’t even sit up, but Tama steps over him to go to the ring. The fans boo as Tama joins Solo in the ring while the refs help Kevin to his feet and to the back. Tama raises his finger to the sky, because he acknowledges Solo! Heyman has no choice but to go along, but wait! Kevin is heading back down the ramp!?

The fans fire up as Kevin shows his grit and defiance! He drags Tama out to fire off hands!! The fans cheer but then Solo whips Kevin into steel steps! Solo drags Kevin back up, puts him in the ring, but now security rushes in! Tama storms in after Kevin but Kevin TACKLES Tama! The security gets Kevin away from Tama, but Solo SAMOAN SPIKES Kevin down!! The fans boo but then Tama SPLASHES Kevin! Tama rains down fists on that bloody wound, then he DECKS guard after guard! Producers try but Tama is a madman! Tama shoves everyone away so he can slip out of the ring, to grab a chair!!

The fans boo as Tama storms back in, but now Aldis steps up! Aldis warns The Bloodline here, and Solo has Tama stand down. Solo takes the chair from Tama to show they’re done here. The fans chant “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” but the damage is done. Solo & Tama are a dangerous duo, will nothing and no one stop them from taking over SmackDown?

Heyman goes to the parking lot.

He’s in shock, but Aldis finds him and pulls him along. Was Heyman aware of this? Aldis shows Heyman the aftermath of one car T-boning another! And in case Heyman can’t guess, the struck car was Kevin’s. The attacking car was Tama’s! Heyman says this wasn’t authorized! No, Heyman, Aldis is speaking now. He gets this is a conflict within The Bloodline, but on his show, things are settle din the ring. Next week is the Draft, a lot of eyeballs on it, and a lot top brass are gonna be here. So Aldis will not tolerate this behavior. So make sure The Bloodline understands. Because, Heyman, if you don’t, the repercussions will be equally savage.

Aldis brings Heyman in close to tell him losing isn’t the only thing that has consequences. Will the Wise Man be able to rein in such an unruly force as Solo and Tama?

Carlito w/ Zelina Vega VS Santos Escobar w/ Elektra Lopez!

The LWO still doesn’t believe Legado’s claims that they had nothing to do with Dragon Lee going down before WrestleMania, so they’re going to get to the bottom of this one themselves! Will Caribbean Cool make the Emperor of Lucha confess his crimes? Or will Santos prove he was right all along?

The bell rings and the two talk trash. Then they start throwing hands! Carlito backs Santos down but Santos gets around to whisper something in Carlito’s ear. Carlito ELBOWS Santos away, runs up and hits a THESZ PRESS! Carlito then bumps Santos off buckles, fires hands, then has him in another corner. Carlito whips corner to corner, runs up, but Santos BOOTS him! Santos runs up, but into a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Vega coaches Carlito to stay on Santos and he brings Santos up. Carlito ROCKS Santos, whips, but Santos KICKS him! Santos runs, but into a DROPKICK! Carlito kips up and the fans fire up!

Santos is on the outside, the ref won’t let Carlito go after him, but then Carlito WRECKS Santos with a dropkick! Carlito loads up to PLANCHA! Direct hit on Santos and Carlito hoists Vega up to celebrate! The fans cheer the LWO on as SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Santos whips Carlito hard into buckles. Carlito falls over, Santos soaks up the heat, then Santos HEADBUTTS Carlito to a corner. Santos then CHOPS, gets space and runs in, to DOUBLE KNEE! Carlito slumps in the corner but Santos puts him up top! Santos GAMANGIRIS then climbs up! SUPER STEINER! Carlito flounders, Santos pushes him to a cover, TWO! Vega is relieved but Santos huffs and puffs. Santos rains down fists on Carlito, then clamps on a top wristlock. Carlito endures and Vega coaches him while the fans rally. Carlito rises, throws body shots, then LARIATS!

The fans rally as Carlito starts to rally with more clotheslines, and an ELBOW! Carlito kicks, runs, and KNEE LIFTS! Santos wobbles, Carlito LARIATS again! Cover, TWO! Santos is tougher than that but Carlito says he’s going up! Carlito climbs, but then Lopez gets on the apron! Vega storms right over to YANK her down! The fans fire up as Vega goes up, and RANAS, only for Lopez to block! Lopez SWINGS Vega into barriers! Carlito ROCKS Santos, steps in, but the ref is reprimanding Lopez so he misses Santos KICK ropes to jam Carlito low! Santos reels Carlito in to POST him, then brings him back for the fireman’s carry! PHANTOM DRIVER!! Cover, Santos wins!

Winner: Santos Escobar, by pinfall

La Madrina helps The Emperor steal this victory, them taking down the Caribbean Cool and La Muneca! Whether or not Legado beat down Dragon Lee, will nothing stop them from conquering SmackDown?

VIP Skybox interview with Damage CTRL!

Kayla is with Iyo Sky, Dakota Kai, Kairi Sane & Asuka as they sit way up in the back. What made the former WWE Women’s Champion and crew want a special view of this main event? Dakota takes offense for Iyo with the use of “former” there. Is Kayla trying to disrespect them? Iyo will take that title back when they’re good and ready. But for now, they’re here to watch two people they can’t stand tear each other apart! Does Dakota need to remind everyone here that DMG CTRL is still the most dominant force in the WWE!? The fans boo but Dakota says the Kabuki Warriors are STILL the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, and that will not change-

WAID! Jade Cargill is here! She makes her entrance from the other skybox, with Bianca Belair alongside her! The strongEST duo argues with DMG CTRL, their own title intentions clear. But for now, it’s time for the main event! Who shines with gold here in the Steel City? We find out, after the break!

Cody Rhodes speaks.

The American Nightmare is in the UK as part of Raw’s tour, but he still took time to say, “What is the task? Run up the score, leave no doubt, right? Formerly, the task was ‘win the big belt, in the big place.’ We’ve done that. Now, it’s a whole new frontier for us, undiscovered country.” There’s an old expression: the title can make the man, or the man makes the title. Which will it be for Cody? He’s in London tonight, the O2, 16 THOUSAND, then it’s on to Belfast, Ireland. Cody is keeping his promise to bring this title all around the world. Back home, AJ Styles has emerged the #1 contender to this championship.

So then, it will be two Georgia boys duking it out in Lyon, France. The first time ever, at that. Styles has an unprecedented reputation in pro-wrestling. The modern day Excellence of Execution, if you will. Styles rarely misses. But the same goes for Cody. So Backlash in France, Cody looks forward to it. The contract signing is next week, even as the WWE Draft is going on! Will things be explosive when American Nightmare and Phenomenal One meet face to face?

WWE Women’s Championship: Bayley VS Naomi!

SmackDown returns and Bayley makes her entrance. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and either we shine or we glow!

The bell rings, the fans rally, and the two circle. The two tie up, go around, and Bayley headlocks. Naomi powers up but Bayley wrenches to wristlock. Naomi slips through, rolls Bayley up, ONE!! The fans rally as the two go again. Naomi waistlocks, Bayley headlocks to hit a takeover, and she makes it a cover, TWO! Naomi fights up to her feet, powers up but Bayley wrenches gain. Naomi waistlocks, O’Conner Rolls, ONE! Both women get up, Naomi ducks the boot but Bayley arm-drags her around! Bayley has the cording hold, the fans rally up, and Naomi fights to her feet. Naomi whips Bayley away, but Bayley runs her over!

The fans cheer and Bayley tells DMG CTRL she’s watching them, too. Things speed up, Naomi does the splits to duck under, then she comes back to kick from below! She drags Bayley into a cradle, ONE!! Bayley hurries to step over, LA MAGISTROL! ONE!! Naomi and Bayley get up, Naomi trips Bayley to jackknife, ONE!! Ghost pin, TWO! Both women hurry up, DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! The fans rally while both women are down, evenly matched in this chess game so far. Both women rise, and Naomi SHOTGUNS first! Then she runs up, uses the ropes to slingshot and BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Naomi is frustrated but keeps her focus.

Naomi drags Bayley up, Bayley shoves her away. Naomi dodges the lariat to hit REAR VIEW! Cover, TWO!! Bayley survives but Naomi lets her know it was that close, and SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again and Bayley whips Naomi to a corner, runs in, but into a BOOT! Bayley gets up, Naomi runs up, JAWBREAKER! Bayley ends up in a corner now, Naomi runs in, and she forearm SMASHES! Naomi then runs Bayley corner to corner for a BUCKLE BULLDOG! Naomi slips out to the apron while Bayley flounders, and Naomi climbs. The fans duel as Naomi CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Bayley is tougher than that but Naomi knows that. Naomi keeps her focus while DMG CTRL, Bianca & Jade all focus on them. Naomi ROCKS Bayley, tries the ropes again, but Bayley stops the bulldog to SMACK Naomi off buckles!

Bayley then reels Naomi in, SAIDO! High stack, TWO! Naomi is still in this and Bayley remembers Naomi’s tougher than that, too. Bayley drags Naomi into a drop zone, then goes up the corner! Bayley aims, to MACHO ELBOW onto knees! Bayley writhes, Naomi goes to the apron. Bayley stands, runs up, but into a ROUNDHOUSE! Naomi slingshots, for a FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Bayley survives and Naomi is stunned! Naomi refocuses, goes to the corner, and goes up to SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT onto knees! Bayley returns the favor and both women are down. Bayley shakes out the leg, stands and runs, to KNEE Naomi down!

Bayley hurries to put Naomi back in a drop zone, and then hobbles her way to a corner. Bayley climbs, to MACHO ELBOW!! Direct hit this time and Bayley covers, TWO!! Naomi survives and Bayley is frustrated. Bayley hobbles on the bad leg, leans on ropes while she catches her breath, and the fans duel even more. Bayley stalks Naomi, hooks her up, but Naomi PELES free! Naomi hurries to a corner, Bayley runs up, but Naomi goes up to sunset flip! TWO!! But into the BUTTERFLY LOCK!! Bayley endures, reaches out with her legs, but then she tucks to a cover, TWO!! Naomi gets up, both women throw forearms!

They both wobble, storm up, and Bayley eggs Naomi on. Naomi wants this, right? So hit her! Naomi fires a forearm, Bayley hits back! Naomi winds up to forearm, Bayley comes back with another! The fans fire up as the forearms go harder and faster! Bayley gets the edge, but Naomi SWATS one, to SCORPION KICK, and then JUMP KNEE! Bayley tumbles out of the ring, Naomi PLANCHAS! Direct hit and a hard one, both women are down on the floor! The ring count starts, Naomi stirs at 3 of 10. Naomi brings Bayley up, but BAYLEY2BELLY onto the desk!! The count is 7! Naomi flounders on the desk, but then TIFFANY ATTACKS BAYLEY!!!

Winner: Bayley, by disqualification (still WWE Women’s Champion)

Tiffany makes herself the center of attention as always as she ruins this main event! She dribbles Naomi off the desk, then RAMS Bayley into steel steps! Then she drags Naomi off the desk to POST her! Tiff storms back over to Bayley, puts her in the ring, then adds Naomi in, too. Tiff says sorry not sorry, but it’s Tiffy Time! Tiffy goes to the corner, for the PRETTIEST MOONSAULT EVER! Tiff flexes over both champion and challenger, having upset Bianca & Jade but having entertained DMG CTRL. But will Wrestling Barbie pay for pissing off the Role Model?

My Thoughts:

A great SmackDown that also acted as a WWE Draft go-home. Great match from Styles and Knight to open the night but also follow-up their WrestleMania match. Naturally, Styles wins because then he and Knight are 1-1 in 1v1 matches, and also natural Face VS Heel right there. Good promo from Cody Rhodes, that title match is going to be awesome. Awesome new looks for the WWE Tag Team Championships, though maybe too much gold. Nothing really pops when it’s all the same color, so they should’ve had silver on the WWE logo and the words, “Tag Team Champions,” but it’s still a great redesign.

We also got an awesome Fatal 4 Way tag match, with Theory & Waller decent on commentary. And pieces are falling into place for what I was thinking: Profits win the right to face Theory & Waller, we’ll surely get Lashley wanting the US Championship, we’ll get a good faction feud there as we approach those title matches. Also good continuation of the LWO VS Legado feud with Carlito VS Santos, and distractions of course helped Santos win. There’s gotta come a point where Carlito reveals it was him, Dragon Lee, it was him all along! Now, that would make like the third turn since the start of this rivalry (Santos to Heel, Andrade to Face and Carlito to Heel) but hey, the drama is heightened each time, and maybe Dragon Lee will actually get a win in this feud.

Great stuff in Bayley VS Naomi, as well as all the promos. DMG CTRL watching from the skybox, same as Bianca & Jade, was good stuff. The tag title match is definitely coming for Backlash, that will be great stuff. But I should’ve figured Tiffany would “ruin” the main event so that there won’t really be a choice between Bayley and Naomi. The Draft is coming, hopefully they think to keep all three on the same brand, and probably here on SmackDown, so that those three can have it out. I don’t know the chances of a Triple Threat for Backlash but it still feels possible. Though at the same time, I don’t think they’d take the title off Bayley after only a month, so she’d probably use Tiffany against Naomi to retain.

And what wild stuff with this new, more vicious Bloodline. Solo is in a suit because he certainly thinks he is Tribal Chief already, given Roman Reigns did give him the nod as “Tribal Heir” a few months ago. And while Tama is the MFT, which everyone is already wondering what that even means, it’s clear he’s also the right hand man and a loose cannon at that. Without the Draft, it’d be pretty wild for Jimmy to come back and help Kevin against this new Bloodline. With the Draft, we could get Jey back on the same brand as his family and then he and Jimmy stand against Solo and Tama. But either way, it’ll be a wild ride in this new chapter and I’m all for it.

My Score: 8.9/10

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 4.18.2024

Motor City Machine Guns either go out on their backs, or head to Rebellion as champs! Lets see how they finish their current run in TNA!

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April 18, 2024

Andrew Balaz

No burying the lead here! The Main Event is The System versus Motor City Machine Guns, and it’s the Go Home episode before Rebellion! So we’re guaranteed a damn good tag match, and we should get either new wrinkles, or ways to keep the storylines cooking going into the Pay-per-View.

With all the rumors and innuendo about the Guns being on their way out, I think we all assume that MCMG is losing, but my inner fanboy is still excited.

Part Three: Acceptance @TheJonGresham #TNAiMPACT pic.twitter.com/NE9FPzCCz2

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 19, 2024

Ratings:

Little Guido w/New FBI vs Hammerstone: Hammerstone wins via Torture Rack – SQUASH
LSG vs Joe Hendry: Hendry wins via Standing Ovation – SQUASH
Mustafa Ali & GYV vs Cody Deaner, Jake Something & Rhyno: Ali wins via 450 Splash – ** 3/4
Rosemary w/Havok vs Jody Threat w/Dani Luna: Rosemary wins via Spear – ***
Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs The System (Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) w/Alisha Edwards: System wins via Roster Cut + Knee Party – *** 1/4

Results:

So we kick off the match with Josh coming out to commentary again to watch Hammerstone’s match. They really need a new way to try and keep heat without reusing the same tired gimmick of “ring side seat” to a Squash match.

Little Guido w/New FBI vs Hammerstone

Guido tries to shoot the half, but Hammerstone shrugs him off, lifts him like a child and runs him into a corner, few short shots and then just tosses him across the ring. Hammer gets a little distracted talking smack to Josh and eats a foot, but then tosses Guido with the ole Sack of Shit move and keeps working over Guido.

Hammer shoves Clayton, and provokes him to push him back right in front of the referee. She ejects them, Guido tries to take advantage but when he goes for the pinfall Hammer kicks out immediately and presses Guido out of thing through the ropes. Continues to dog walk Guido, puts the head gear on the ECW Original and then Torture Racks him while staring directly at Josh, and of course picks up the submission victory.

.@XiaBrookside and @Ashamae_Sebera face off NEXT WEEK on #TNAiMPACT! pic.twitter.com/Q0S3wSRpeu

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 19, 2024

LSG vs Joe Hendry

Hendry cuts a little promo, mentioning the Fat Uncle Phil joke…something about shopping at the TOP Dollar Store. Solid mic work.

LSG is a damn good local talent, he’s been seen in ROH and AEW in the past (perhaps others, but that’s what comes to mind immediately for me), but we all know this is an enhancement match. A few nice chain wrestling spots early, but Hendry uses his power to stop the smaller wrestler, Sack of Shit into Standing Ovation and the match is over quickly.

Mustafa Ali & GYV vs Cody Deaner, Jake Something & Rhyno

Well okay, having Deaner ask the crowd if they wanted a 3v2 or their third member…RHYNO…is pretty much a no brainer in Philly. But at least the gimmick isn’t quite as cringe as I expected.

Jake starts with Zack Gibson and throws him around. Jake goes for the tag and Deaner asks the crowd who Jake should tag, and the crowd picks Rhyno. Rhyno Whips Gibson into a corner, Drake actually softens the impact, allowing Gibson to fire back, tag out, but Rhyno levels both GYV members and then even knocks Ali off the apron. Rhyno tries to call to the crowd to tag in Deaner and that goes over like a fart in church. He tags him in anyway, and the crowd is kinda dead and doing whatever it wants after the obvious ECW chants when Rhyno tagged in.

GYV take a couple lumps but they of course start to work over Deaner and capture some momentum. Solid tandem work from GYV, they cut off Deaner from making a tag and goad Jake a little to cause the ref to block off the babyfaces so the heels can take a few shortcuts. Cody eventually makes the tag to Rhyno, hot tag, he tries to set up the Gore but the GYV manage to stop him in his tracks and hit an Enzuigiri to daze the Man Beast, he falls to his corner and Jake tags himself in. Jake literally runs them all over, tags in Cody and Launches him from the Top Rope into Zack Gibson. Ali makes the save and Jake tries to get his hands on Ali, but the GYV keep throwing themselves at him, literally. The triple team finally gets the best of Jake, they hit 3 Dives and then post Jake, so they gather around Cody like hyenas.

They forgot about Rhyno, he’s set up for a Gore, he Gores Drake, Gibson and Ali take out Rhyno, but then Cody starts to fight back. Ali stops Deaner’s offense with an Avalanche Sunset Bomb, then hits his 450 Splash. Jake barely misses being able to break up the pin.

.@TheEricYoung channels "The Sickness" as he prepares for FULL METAL MAYHEM with @FrankieKazarian at #Rebellion! #TNAiMPACT pic.twitter.com/tm1TqxZBLo

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 19, 2024

Rosemary w/Havok vs Jody Threat w/Dani Luna

Jody tries to start quickly with Shoulder Tackles, Lariats and Scoop Slams, and it does seem somewhat effective. Rosemary is having trouble finding offense against the intensity, but she keeps kicking out. Shotgun Dropkick finally gives Rosemary an opening, she goes into full mount and rains down strikes. Rosemary shoves Jody into a corner and Bites her in the corner. Jody tries to fight out, they go across and Rosemary catches her with the legs and puts her in the Upside Down. Splash in the corner from Rosemary, Exploder Suplex and Jody is eating a lot of offense.

Rosemary looks like she’s caught after she gets tripped up into the ropes and Jody goes for her Rope Knee into the German, but Rosemary dodges. Rosemary hits her own suplex and pulls out a beautiful Last Chancery! I haven’t seen her do that in a long time. Jody manages to fight to the ropes, Rosemary is a little slow to capitalize and eats a Pump Kick. Rosemary goes flying into the ropes, Jody hits the Double Knees into the German this time for 2, and they trade a few haymakers after that. Jody folds Rosemary with a low Lariat, Zombie rise spot a few times, Jody goes for a pinfall and Rosemary kicks out.

Havok jumps up on the apron, Dani meets her and they decide to step down, but the distraction was enough. Jody turns around and eats a Spear. Rosemary wins!

Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs The System (Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) w/Alisha Edwards

Eddie and Shelley start off, and its a very simple slow start. Mostly an early stalemate, the typical Japanese style the TNA seem to love to employ. Starters tag out, but then Shelley with the blind tag, Sabin Baseball Slides out, picks Eddie’s ankle and sends his face bouncing off the apron, while Shelley sneaks up being Myers and they hit a tandem move before we cut to commercial. Off of the commercial it looks like Eddie and Myers regained control. But a nice Jawbreaker from Shelley sends Eddie falling back into the MCMG corner. Dragon Screws to both legs from Sabin and Shelley, and we get the Dragon Screw dissection spot for the Guns.

Myers gets sick of things, tries to get involved, but Simultaneous Figure Fours from the MCMG makes The System look silly. Alisha does the classic “push the rope forward” gimmick to assist Eddie in breaking the hold. She keeps chirping at Shelley until she finally grabs his foot. Shelley doesn’t take kindly, tries to grab her by the hair but she gets away, Shelley eats a strike and falls back to the ropes so Lish can just throttle him with the rope, Sabin walks over and acts like he’s going to PK her and the look of disgust on her face is hilarious, like “how dare he threaten to kick her”. Would I be mad is Masha decides to team with Lish and they win the Knockouts Tag titles? No, because the Knockouts Tags are trash. But I still prefer Lish as valet/manager.

Shelley starts fighting back after another commercial break, Eddie tries to cut him off, but Sabin clocks Eddie and Shelley manages to make the tag and Sabin comes in. Lights up both System members, Kick off Tornado DDT, into a Running Gamengiri. Eddie tries to counter but Shelley assists, tandem strikes, Double Baseball Slide into the classic MCMG spot 5 Hole Dive! Keeping up with the classics Shelley stacks the System members on each other and hit the Missile Dropkick/Flatliner spot. As the Guns are rolling, Sabin accidentally catches Sabin with his foot and The System take control! They hit their pieces of the System Overload spot, but Sabin kicks out. Roster Cut attempt from Myers, but Shelley is back. High Speed Dirt, Machine Gun Sandwich, but Lish grabs Shelley’s foot when they’re setting up Skull and Bones. Shelley gets dropped on the turnbuckle and thrown out, Sabin eats the Roster Cut followed up with Boston Knee Party and System retains!

Its a little weird to have had the two commercial cuts and the fact there’s still Nic Nemeth to follow. So it feels a little flat, I hope this wasn’t their swan song match, because it was nice to see some classic spots, but it was entirely too abbreviated.

Nemeth comes out, goes into the crowd and finds a kid with a kendo stick and borrows a beer from someone, so he does a bit of a Sandman tribute. Moose cuts off his promo basically immediately. He throws out the “can’t beat the system” line again, and Nic rolls with the punches well. Moose uses a few cute analogies about Nic having a failure laden past, but Nemeth bites back and its really damn good. He says he can see it in Moose’s eyes that he thinks he’s getting in the ring with Dolph Ziggler, but no, there is no more old Dolph Ziggler, just the new Nic Nemeth. And Moose’s cool seems to be slightly shaken after those words. Good promo.

Overall Score: 6.5/10

So this was okay, if it didn’t end as strongly as it did, I would’ve rated this much lower. Two squash matches in the beginning, reusing the Josh comes out to the announce table to watch trope is boring, hell even Clayton’s shove to Hammerstone was super lame looking. The Deaner match was luke warm at best, but things picked up around the Rosemary match.

Lets also not overlook the segments with ASH & Xia, Jonathan Gresham’s whole deal and EY having to return to the violence/sickness/world class maniac, whatever you want to call it, were all great building blocks. This definitely wasn’t what I would call a strong Go Home, but it didn’t hurt things for Rebellion. The whole injury of Cardona was addressed, which honestly sounded weird since Jordynne basically said she was expecting them to have a backup plan so she has a backup plan. I don’t really like how that video package came across.

But who knows, all I know is, this wasn’t an awful episode, it just wasn’t really strong either. Here’s to hoping Rebellion Saturday is still strong.

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